Continuation of tree (2nd child of St. Cosme Pitre/Edesse Miron); all known surname descendants:
7 Jean Baptiste Pitre b: 24 October 1848 Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 7 April 1923 Hotel Dieu, Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT
+Marguerite Lesperance b: 2 March 1848 Sandwich East, Essex, ONT; m: 10 January 1876 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Francois/Marguerite Miron]; d: 29 January 1922 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
8 James Edouard Pitre b: 10 November 1876 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 6 December 1967 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
+ Marie Louise Tremblay b: 14 September 1887 St. Alphonse, Bagotville, Chicoutimi, QUE; m: 7 November 1918 St. Anselme, Montreal, QUE [Ernest/Eugenie Desbiens]; d: 6 December 1956 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Marie Elizabeth Pitre b: 23 February 1878 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 20 December 1964 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Agnes Cleopha Pitre b: 26 April 1879 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 26 August 1955 Trenton, Wayne, MI
+ Israel Clarence Baron b: 9 March 1884 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 2 October 1906 St. Alphonse, Windsor, Essex, ONT [Benjamin/Marie Montreuil]; d: 22 December 1959 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
8 Alfred Napoleon 'Raphael' Pitre b: 10 December 1880 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 30 September 1958 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Francois Oliva Pitre b: 8 April 1882 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 19 May 1883 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT
8 Julie Melina 'Minnie' Pitre b: 13 October 1883 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 16 November 1962 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
8 Henry Alexandre Pitre b: 6 December 1885 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 2 November 1939 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
Notes for Jean Baptiste Pitre:
Census
- 1881 Sandwich, Essex, Ontario: John B. Pitre 33
(farmer), wife Marguerite 33, Edward 4, Elizabeth 3, Agnese 3, Raphael 4 months.
- 1891 Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Jean B. Pitre 43 (carpenter), wife
Marguerite 43, Edward 14, Elisabeth 13, Agnes 12, Raphael 10, Julie 7, Honore 5.
- 1901 Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT: Baptiste Pitre 52, wife Marguerite
53, Aggie 22, Raphael 20, Minnie 17, Harry 15. In Maidstone, Lizzie Peters
22 (servant), w/family of Philip May.
- 1911 Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Jean Baptiste Pitre 62, wife
Margaret 63, Lizzie 31, Ralph 28, Minnie 25, Harry 25.
- 1921 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Jean Baptiste Pitre 72 carpenter/odd jobs, wife Marguerite 73, Lizzie 40 laborer, Ralph 38 (no job/sickly), Minnie 30, Harry 29 laborer (St. Ann Parish).
- 1931 Tecumseh, Essex East, ONT: Liza Pitre 52 forelady/drug mfg., brother Relph 49 painter/house, sister Minnie 47, brother Harry 44 florist, aunt Elise 69 own income (318 Tecumseh Rd.).
Tombstone Memorial:
Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Jean Baptiste Pitre / 1848 - 1923 / Marguerite / son epouse / 1848 - 1922
Misc.:
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 4 April 1902: Tecumseh – Miss Aggie Pitre has gone to Kingsville, where she has secured a position in the tobacco factory.
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Wednesday, 11 June 1902: Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith and niece Miss Minnie Pitre, left today on the steamer Ossifrage for a two weeks trip to the Soo.
Obituaries for the children:
James Edouard Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Thursday, 7 December 1967: Pitre - Edward, 92 years, December 6, 1967, late of 12340 Renaud St., Tecumseh. Husband of the late Maria (1955). Dear father of Mrs. Jules (Cecile) Level, St. Clair Shores, Mich. Two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh. Funeral Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to St. Anne Church at 11:00 a.m. Interment St. Anne Cemetery. Prayers evenings at 8:00 o'clock.
Tombstone Inscription: Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, ONT: Edward Pitre / 1875 - 1967 / Father // Marie Pitre / 1887 - 1956 / Mother
Marie Elizabeth Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Monday, 21 December 1964: Pitre - Elizabeth, 86 years, December 20, 1964. Late of 1226 Lesperence Rd., Tecumseh. Brother of Edward. Aunt of Mrs. Jules Level, St. Clair Shores, Mich. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m., to St. Anne's Church at 9:30. Interment church Cemetery. Prayers, evenings 8 p.m.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Elizabeth / Pitre / 1878 - 1964
Alfred Napoleon 'Raphael' Pitre: The Windsor Star (Ont), Thursday, 2 October 1958: A resident of Tecumseh all his life, Ralph Pitre, 77, of 12030 Tecumseh Rd., died Tuesday at Hotel Dieu after a month's illness. Mr. Pitre was born in Tecumseh, and was a member of St. Anne's Church, the Holy Name Society and the Canadian Order of Foresters. He is survived by two sisters, Lizzie and Minnie at home; and a brother, Edward, in Tecumseh. Funeral services will be held Saturday from the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh at 8:30 a.m. to St. Anne's Church at 9 a.m. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Ralph Pitre / died 1958 / aged 77 yrs.
Julie Melina 'Minnie' Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Saturday, 17 November 1962: Minnie Pitre, 78, of 12226 Lesperance Rd., Tecumseh, died Friday after a brief illness. She was born in Tecumseh and lived in the town all her life. Miss Pitre was a member of the Catholic Women's League of Ste. Anne's Church in Tecumseh. Surviving are a brother, Edward, and a sister, Elizabeth, both at home. Funeral service will be Monday at 9 a.m. at Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh, to Ste. Anne's Church for 9:30 requiem mass.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Minnie / Pitre / 1884 - 1962
Henry Alexandre Pitre: The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 3 November 1939: Contractor Passes Away - Harry Pitre was lifelong resident of Tecumseh; Ill long time: Harry Pitre, 52, of 318 Tecumseh road west, Tecumseh, died last night in Hotel Dieu Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Pitre was born in Tecumseh and lived there all his life. He was a carpenter and contractor. He was a member of Ste. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Tecumseh. Surviving are two brothers, Edward and Ralph Pitre, Tecumseh; and three sisters, Mrs. Israel Barron, Wyandotte, Mich.; and Miss Elizabeth and Miss Minnie Pitre, Tecumseh. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock in the home, and at Ste. Anne's Church, Tecumseh, at 9:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Prayers will be said tonight, Saturday and Sunday nights at 8 o'clock at the home.
Tombstone Memorial, Ste Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: Harry Pitre / died 1939 / aged 51 yrs.
Back one generation to parents of Jean Baptiste Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some Ontario deaths in RED from tombstone inscriptions, or online death records.
Last updated: 28 December 2025.